The Desperate Hours
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The Desperate Hours is a 1955 American film noir thriller about a suburban family taken hostage by escaped convicts, noted for its intense suspense and strong performances.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Desperate Hours canonical | 3 |
| The Desperate Hours (1955 film) | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5957544 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Desperate Hours Context triple: [Arthur Kennedy, notableWork, The Desperate Hours]
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A.
Maytime
Maytime is a popular early 20th-century operetta, later adapted into films, known for its romantic story and memorable melodies.
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B.
Have Gun – Will Travel
Have Gun – Will Travel is a classic American Western television series from the late 1950s and early 1960s that follows the adventures of a sophisticated, gun-for-hire troubleshooter known as Paladin.
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C.
They Live by Night
They Live by Night is a 1948 American film noir crime drama, directed by Nicholas Ray, about a young fugitive couple on the run.
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D.
The Big Heat
The Big Heat is a 1953 American film noir crime drama directed by Fritz Lang, renowned for its gritty portrayal of police corruption and moral vengeance.
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E.
Odds Against Tomorrow
Odds Against Tomorrow is a 1959 American film noir crime drama notable for its exploration of racial tension and its starring role by Harry Belafonte.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Desperate Hours Target entity description: The Desperate Hours is a 1955 American film noir thriller about a suburban family taken hostage by escaped convicts, noted for its intense suspense and strong performances.
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A.
Maytime
Maytime is a popular early 20th-century operetta, later adapted into films, known for its romantic story and memorable melodies.
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B.
Have Gun – Will Travel
Have Gun – Will Travel is a classic American Western television series from the late 1950s and early 1960s that follows the adventures of a sophisticated, gun-for-hire troubleshooter known as Paladin.
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C.
They Live by Night
They Live by Night is a 1948 American film noir crime drama, directed by Nicholas Ray, about a young fugitive couple on the run.
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D.
The Big Heat
The Big Heat is a 1953 American film noir crime drama directed by Fritz Lang, renowned for its gritty portrayal of police corruption and moral vengeance.
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E.
Odds Against Tomorrow
Odds Against Tomorrow is a 1959 American film noir crime drama notable for its exploration of racial tension and its starring role by Harry Belafonte.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Joseph Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardNomination |
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Director NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Desperate Hours (novel)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Desperate Hours (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRole |
Arthur Kennedy as Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fredric March as Dan Hilliard NERFINISHED ⓘ Humphrey Bogart as Glenn Griffin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Lee Garmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | William Wyler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| distributorRegion | North America ⓘ |
| editedBy | Robert Swink NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Paramount Studios, Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
film noir ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasRemake | The Desperate Hours (1990 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
home invasion
ⓘ
hostage situation ⓘ |
| motionPictureRating | Approved (MPAA, original release) ⓘ |
| musicBy | Franz Waxman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | Indianapolis, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intense suspense
ⓘ
strong performances ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | William Wyler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1955 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | October 5, 1955 ⓘ |
| runtime | 112 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Jay Dratler
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joseph Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | suburban home ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Arthur Kennedy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dewey Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ Fredric March NERFINISHED ⓘ Gig Young NERFINISHED ⓘ Humphrey Bogart NERFINISHED ⓘ Martha Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Desperate Hours Description of subject: The Desperate Hours is a 1955 American film noir thriller about a suburban family taken hostage by escaped convicts, noted for its intense suspense and strong performances.
Referenced by (5)
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this entity surface form:
The Desperate Hours (1955 film)
this entity surface form:
The Desperate Hours (1955 film)